With little in the way of economic data this week, markets focused on the evolving trade landscape and federal funding woes. President Trump opened a…
The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged this week and signaled that the central bank is not yet ready to consider adjustments to its policy…
Global markets were rattled this morning after Israel conducted a military strike on Iran. Oil prices shot higher and investors scrambled to shift assets into…
The last week of May is ending with a flurry of chatter in the market about tariffs, inflation, and spending. Data out this morning showed…
Stronger-than-expected labor data is bringing a measure of calm to jittery markets this morning, tempering fears of a sharp economic downturn following Wednesday’s report that…
A truly wild week in the markets with more historic and notable stats than we can possibly cover in one brief recap, but we’ll hit…
Bond prices are up this morning after hotter than expected inflation data and lackluster consumer spending numbers hit the news wires. The 10-Year Treasury yield…
Uncertainty most certainly took markets for a ride this week. Already-jittery investors were greeted with a full-blown trade war with the US’s largest trading partners…
The long-forgotten fears of an economic slowdown that resurfaced late last week continued to burden markets week, sending shutters across both bonds and stocks. The…
This was a busy week for US markets with important policy announcements, notable economic data and a congressional appearance by Fed Chair Jerome Powell. On…
This shortened holiday week has been light on economic data but big on analyzing the first week of the next Trump administration and the potential…
The reelection of Donald Trump to the US presidency has ignited a flurry of speculation about whether his second administration will attempt to reprivatize Fannie…
For an odd week that started out in one year and ended in the next, markets have been relatively calm. 2025 is kicking off similar…
Treasury yields and the stock market are inching higher this morning driven by general optimism as we near year end; especially in the wake of…
With a light data docket this week, much of the trading activity has been dominated by geopolitical rumblings abroad and speculation about the dynamics of…
We end this dizzying, event-packed week with news this morning that the US economy added just 12k jobs in October, well short of the 100k…
The last full week of October appears set to end relatively quietly after a somewhat volatile week. The anxious pre-election climb in Treasury yields that…
Bond yields are sharply higher this morning on news that US hiring toped all estimates in the month of September and the odds of another…
Good news this morning on the inflation front to end the last full week of the quarter. The Fed’s preferred measure of inflation, the Personal…
The volatility that plagued markets in early August has mostly calmed, and with light data this week, attention has been focused on Fedspeak and minutes…